Sale reports / North Carolina / Norwood Livestock Auction / 2024-10-09

Norwood Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 9
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 536▲ 173 vs year ago 444 · +39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 126▲ 6 vs year ago 104 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 60.00 ; 6 head Goats: 55.00 -155.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.79/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.87 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.
Average price
$196.79
66 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs NC average
−55.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545207.951,13354
Medium and Large 2538150.4781010thin
Medium and Large 3558127.007082thin
One grade step is worth $80.95/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale66 hd
196.79
—
NC average8 barns · 236 hd
199.84
−3.05
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−55.89
This barn, trailing median33 sales
350.65
−153.87
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
396358320282median 350.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $350.65 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,483141.962,10620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214122.451,48741
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,510110.001,6611thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94399.1493535

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,8354thin

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265216.67/cwt210.00–220.005743
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330212.69/cwt200.00–225.007022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335270.30/cwt260.00–280.009062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353225.04/cwt220.00–230.007942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375169.82/cwt140.00–190.006373
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379259.04/cwt250.00–270.009824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420259.99/cwt245.00–275.001,0929
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423130.53/cwt120.00–140.005522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450153.50/cwt140.00–167.006912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469259.55/cwt245.00–277.001,2178
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475205.60/cwt190.00–225.009775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519204.37/cwt200.00–210.001,0614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520143.37/cwt120.00–165.007462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523232.03/cwt225.00–242.001,2147
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527252.00/cwt251.00–262.001,32811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563235.72/cwt220.00–245.001,3273
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563175.95/cwt172.00–180.009912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5026
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622225.66/cwt210.00–240.001,40413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666224.14/cwt212.00–230.001,4938
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708222.31/cwt220.00–227.001,5743
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760214.00/cwt210.00–217.001,6263
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3213148.38/cwt145.00–152.003162
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220183.26/cwt175.00–200.004035
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238212.40/cwt210.00–217.005063
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269207.57/cwt200.00–220.0055810
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288142.52/cwt140.00–145.004102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308155.04/cwt150.00–160.004782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328174.90/cwt160.00–187.005748
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331211.90/cwt200.00–227.0070113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369191.90/cwt170.00–205.0070810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370225.47/cwt210.00–235.0083410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417192.06/cwt167.00–205.008017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421225.26/cwt217.00–237.0094832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423150.34/cwt137.00–160.006363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470180.62/cwt162.00–190.0084913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477144.97/cwt135.00–160.006925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479210.74/cwt200.00–225.001,00928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525198.77/cwt180.00–217.001,04420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527220.55/cwt220.00–222.001,16216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527145.34/cwt132.00–162.007668
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576200.43/cwt180.00–217.001,15412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583170.98/cwt170.00–172.009972
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added595219.99/cwt219.00–222.001,3096
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622194.37/cwt180.00–215.001,20913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627135.72/cwt122.00–145.008515
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673192.32/cwt180.00–210.001,2945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680123.61/cwt115.00–145.008414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720143.42/cwt135.00–148.001,0333
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762137.69/cwt131.00–150.001,0493
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922137.65/cwt122.00–167.001,2693
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1977132.75/cwt125.00–143.001,2973
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223192.05/cwt180.00–205.004283
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272205.12/cwt190.00–215.005583
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285242.92/cwt230.00–260.006927
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330268.39/cwt250.00–282.0088621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370157.70/cwt150.00–165.005832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375204.82/cwt190.00–215.007683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376265.78/cwt245.00–280.0099912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423194.22/cwt180.00–217.008228
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427245.31/cwt225.00–255.001,04722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430160.08/cwt150.00–170.006883
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469208.10/cwt190.00–217.009767
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479238.92/cwt230.00–255.001,14427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516185.06/cwt170.00–200.009555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527230.20/cwt207.00–247.001,21313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572218.45/cwt210.00–235.001,25015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575187.75/cwt177.00–202.001,0804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575140.13/cwt120.00–160.008065
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621159.12/cwt150.00–170.009884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632221.48/cwt200.00–227.001,40013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677181.03/cwt162.00–195.001,22612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680152.04/cwt147.00–157.001,0342
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724166.70/cwt155.00–180.001,2077
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735132.46/cwt120.00–140.009743
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775150.86/cwt140.00–162.001,1692
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815159.04/cwt140.00–170.001,2963
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880146.43/cwt135.00–158.001,2892
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,020140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3051
Bulls——1,443141.41/cwt132.00–150.002,04116
Bulls——1,815153.88/cwt152.00–157.002,7933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86285.59/cwt80.00–90.007386
Cows—Lean 85-90%953106.15/cwt95.00–114.001,01226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01765.52/cwt60.00–73.006663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214122.45/cwt114.00–133.001,48741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,475.44/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,835.10/head1,575.00–2,050.001,8354

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.